At the end of my day yesterday I got a message from my on car saying I needed to report to their office as soon as I got back to the hub. When I got there my on car, center manager and union steward were there and my center manager is blaming me for breaking the locking mechanism on a business's dock door with my truck. First of all the lock for the dock door is on the inside of the door and when I got there to do the pick up the Door lock was broken...they charged me with an avoidable crash when there is no video evidence that I actually did break it...there was no damage to the dock door or the PC...they told me this morning I had the day off (unpaid)... Is this something I should grieve to get off my record and also get back pay for the day off?
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UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Hindsight is 20/20 but you should have sent a message letting them know the lock was broken.
It sounds like someone from that stop called in a concern.
File your grievance and, if possible, get a written statement from the receiver stating that the lock was already broken. Also file for the lost pay.
It sounds like someone from that stop called in a concern.
File your grievance and, if possible, get a written statement from the receiver stating that the lock was already broken. Also file for the lost pay.
TearsInRain
IE boogeyman
grieve it
So the customer calls in a complaint that our guy broke the lock and you suggest he get a statement from the customer that the lock was already broken?
Hmmm... where's the logic Mr Spock?
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Sounds like a supervisor called it in, not the receiver.
Mugarolla
Light 'em up!
Now another can of worms will be opened I bet...my buddy who covered the route today was instructed by the on car to take photos at the place where this happened...the dock is blue and it is scrapped up and there is the tiniest bit of blue paint on the vertical part of the bumper... do they now have the means to fire me for lying and not reporting an accident when I honestly didn't know that this happened until now? I know it's only a tier 1 I'm really 
in worried because I just gained seniority a month ago after driving seasonal for the last year
in worried because I just gained seniority a month ago after driving seasonal for the last yearclean hairy
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You would be best off to contact your Union Hall first thing Monday morning.
They will have the best answers for you on this.
Maybe burn an option day or call in having to take care of personal business (if you do not have an attendance problem) where you have no time constraints. Maybe even just go out to the union hall to meet with the union rep in person.
They will have the best answers for you on this.
Maybe burn an option day or call in having to take care of personal business (if you do not have an attendance problem) where you have no time constraints. Maybe even just go out to the union hall to meet with the union rep in person.
I contacted him earlier today about the grievance thing and we are going to talk over the phone on Sunday...he is unaware of the new stuff that just came up
And how do you come to that conclusion?
The receiver, or a co-worker, could have (and probably did) break the lock and hung it on the UPS driver. How many docks have you backed on to where the lock/handle was anywhere near a surface on your truck?
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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None.
Now another can of worms will be opened I bet...my buddy who covered the route today was instructed by the on car to take photos at the place where this happened...the dock is blue and it is scrapped up and there is the tiniest bit of blue paint on the vertical part of the bumper... do they now have the means to fire me for lying and not reporting an accident when I honestly didn't know that this happened until now? I know it's only a tier 1 I'm really
Management asked an hourly to take pictures to determine your guilt/innocence?
Un-freaking-believable. If those pictures ever surface, grieve immediately.
I was thinking the same exact thing, make another driver take pictures and do managements dirty work is a crock of
! If they did surface I'd definitely grieve it
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Cornfed whiteboy
Wtf!!!? So if I deliver to a house and the gutter is broken I should notify management? You're as dumb as a sack of mouse crap
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Cornfed whiteboy
I would not use my personal phone to rat out a coworker.Now another can of worms will be opened I bet...my buddy who covered the route today was instructed by the on car to take photos at the place where this happened...the dock is blue and it is scrapped up and there is the tiniest bit of blue paint on the vertical part of the bumper... do they now have the means to fire me for lying and not reporting an accident when I honestly didn't know that this happened until now? I know it's only a tier 1 I'm really
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Cornfed whiteboy
And no you will not be fired.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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"Lock on screen door broken" will cover your ass if the customer tries to blame it on you.
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
Alright, what are we missing? Pieces aren't coming together in this story.
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Cornfed whiteboy
Uh yea ok dan
